Timely anomaly detection is critical for optimizing gas production in plunger lift systems,where equipment failures and operational issues can cause significant disruptions.This paper introduces a two-dimensional conv...Timely anomaly detection is critical for optimizing gas production in plunger lift systems,where equipment failures and operational issues can cause significant disruptions.This paper introduces a two-dimensional convolutional neural network(2D-CNN)model designed to diagnose abnormal operating conditions in gas wells utilizing plunger lift technology.The model was trained using an extensive dataset comprising casing and tubing pressure measurements gathered from multiple wells experiencing both normal and anomalous operations.Input data underwent a rigorous preprocessing pipeline involving cleaning,ratio calculation,window segmentation,and matrix transformation.Employing separate pre-training and transfer learning methods,the model's efficacy was validated through stringent testing on new,previously unseen field data.Results demonstrate the model's acceptable performance and strong diagnostic capabilities on this novel data from various wells within the operational block.This confirms its potential to fulfill practical field requirements by offering guidance for adjusting production systems in plunger lift-assisted wells.Ultimately,this data-driven,automated diagnostic approach provides valuable theoretical insights and technical support for sustaining gas well production rates.展开更多
In the mid-to-late stages of gas reservoir development,liquid loading in gas wells becomes a common challenge.Plunger lift,as an intermittent production technique,is widely used for deliquification in gas wells.With t...In the mid-to-late stages of gas reservoir development,liquid loading in gas wells becomes a common challenge.Plunger lift,as an intermittent production technique,is widely used for deliquification in gas wells.With the advancement of big data and artificial intelligence,the future of oil and gas field development is trending towards intelligent,unmanned,and automated operations.Currently,the optimization of plunger lift working systems is primarily based on expert experience and manual control,focusing mainly on the success of the plunger lift without adequately considering the impact of different working systems on gas production.Additionally,liquid loading in gas wells is a dynamic process,and the intermittent nature of plunger lift requires accurate modeling;using constant inflow dynamics to describe reservoir flow introduces significant errors.To address these challenges,this study establishes a coupled wellbore-reservoir model for plunger lift wells and validates the computational wellhead pressure results against field measurements.Building on this model,a novel optimization control algorithm based on the deep deterministic policy gradient(DDPG)framework is proposed.The algorithm aims to optimize plunger lift working systems to balance overall reservoir pressure,stabilize gas-water ratios,and maximize gas production.Through simulation experiments in three different production optimization scenarios,the effectiveness of reinforcement learning algorithms(including RL,PPO,DQN,and the proposed DDPG)and traditional optimization algorithms(including GA,PSO,and Bayesian optimization)in enhancing production efficiency is compared.The results demonstrate that the coupled model provides highly accurate calculations and can precisely describe the transient production of wellbore and gas reservoir systems.The proposed DDPG algorithm achieves the highest reward value during training with minimal error,leading to a potential increase in cumulative gas production by up to 5%and cumulative liquid production by 252%.The DDPG algorithm exhibits robustness across different optimization scenarios,showcasing excellent adaptability and generalization capabilities.展开更多
China’s unconventional gas fields have a large number of low-productivity and low-efficiency wells, many of whichare located in remote and environmentally harsh mountainous areas. To address the long-term stable prod...China’s unconventional gas fields have a large number of low-productivity and low-efficiency wells, many of whichare located in remote and environmentally harsh mountainous areas. To address the long-term stable productionof these gas wells, plunger-lift technology plays an important role. In order to fully understand and accurately graspthe drainage and gas production mechanisms of plunger-lift, a mechanical model of plunger-liquid column uplift inthe plunger-lift process was established, focusing on conventional plunger-lift systems and representative wellboreconfigurations in the Linxing region. The operating casing pressure of the plunger-lift process and the calculationmethod for the maximum daily fluid production rate based on the work regime with the highest fluid recovery ratewere determined. For the first time, the critical flow rate method was proposed as a constraint for the maximumliquid-carrying capacity of the plunger-lift, and liquid-carrying capacity charts for conventional plunger-lift withdifferent casing sizes were developed. The results showed that for 23/8 casing plunger-lift, with a well depth ofshallower than 808 m, the maximum drainage rate was 33 m3/d;for 27/8 casing plunger-lift, with a well depth ofshallower than 742 m, the maximum drainage rate was 50.15 m3/d;for 31/2 casing plunger-lift, with a well depthof shallower than 560 m, the maximum drainage rate was 75.14 m3/d. This research provides a foundation for thescientific selection of plunger-lift technology and serves as a decision-making reference for developing reasonableplunger-lift work regimes.展开更多
As a necessary step,removing liquid in the wellbore plays an important role during the production of gas wells.Plunger lift is a widely-used intermittent deliquification process for gas wells.However,the manual contro...As a necessary step,removing liquid in the wellbore plays an important role during the production of gas wells.Plunger lift is a widely-used intermittent deliquification process for gas wells.However,the manual control way and wire logging are still utilized as a downhole monitoring way for plunger lift,which is not efficient in terms of interrupting the production.This paper presents an improved solution that logging instruments canister are deployed and retrieved by means of a new assembly.With the reciprocating plunger,logging instruments canister can be carried and deployed to the bottom of a gas well to carry out logging and sampling tasks on the production demand of a field.After the deployment and logging tasks are performed,logging instruments canister is carried back to the surface by the plunger and then data is transferred to the wellhead device near field wireless communication technology.This newly developed plunger lift system comprises plunger body,deployment sub-assembly,retrieve sub-assembly and logging instruments canister.The surface device comprises RF antenna,reader and writer.Based upon the method of deployment-retrieve integration,the new deliquification process is introduced and on-line monitoring of production dynamics can be performed including P/T measurement,downhole fluid sampling,pressure build-up,etc.without interrupting production.The general solution and engineering design parameters have been confirmed by research teams,while system prototype manufacture and workbench tests are being performed.The cost-effective way combining deliquification with dynamic monitoring is developed and contributes to increasing production and the stable productivity of gas wells.It is very significant for low-pressure and low-production gas fields to achieve automation production and management.展开更多
The pump performance parameters,such as pump pressure,plunger friction and pump valve resistance,are fundamental parameters of optimal design of pump efficiency and sucker rod pumping system (SRPS).In this paper,consi...The pump performance parameters,such as pump pressure,plunger friction and pump valve resistance,are fundamental parameters of optimal design of pump efficiency and sucker rod pumping system (SRPS).In this paper,considering the characteristic of geometrical nonlinear and rheology property of multiphase fluid,the pump performance parameters are studied.Firstly,a dynamics model of annular fluid flow is built.In the detail,a partial differential equation of annular fluid is established and a computing model of fluid pressure gradient is built.Secondly,the simulation models of plunger friction and hydraulic resistance of pump valve are built.Finally,a novel simulation method of fluid pressure in annular space is proposed with software ANSYS.In order to check up the correction of models proposed in this paper,the comparison curves of experiment and simulation results are given.Based on above model,the whole simulation model of plunger pump is simulated with Visual Basic 6.0.The results show that the fluid friction of pump plunger and instantaneous resistance of pump valve are nonlinear.The impact factors of pump performance parameters are analyzed,and their characteristic curves are given,which can help to optimize the pump motion parameters and pump structural.展开更多
The plunger component is a key part of the plunger pump in the aircraft hydraulic system.Neck-spinning process is commonly used to fabricate plunger components,of which the quality of the spinning process significantl...The plunger component is a key part of the plunger pump in the aircraft hydraulic system.Neck-spinning process is commonly used to fabricate plunger components,of which the quality of the spinning process significantly affects the performance of plunger pumps.One of the bottlenecks faced by the industry in the spinning process is to choose a suitable neck-spinning process so as to ensure the quality of plunger components.It is necessary to propose a reliable method to optimize the process parameters which affect the neck-spinning quality of plunger components.In this study,a calculable finite element analysis(FEA)model is established to simulate the threeroller neck-spinning process of the plunger component,which includes six typical slipper structures,two roller structures,and two spinning parameters.The FEA model is then validated by comparing the simulated spinning forces with the corresponding experimental results.The influence of the process conditions on the neck-spinning quality is investigated.And the orthogonal simulation results are analyzed by a combination of range method and fuzzy mathematical analysis method to recommend a reasonable slipper structure,roller structure and neck-spinning parameters.This study provides a promising method to improve the manufacturing quality of the typical plunger components.展开更多
The problem of efficient gas lift for gas well annulus packers that rely on their own energy plungers is considered.The complex related gas-liquid problem is addressed in the frame of model where the gas inflow dynami...The problem of efficient gas lift for gas well annulus packers that rely on their own energy plungers is considered.The complex related gas-liquid problem is addressed in the frame of model where the gas inflow dynamics and liquid inflow dynamics of the considered shale gas wells are weakly coupled.On this basis,and with the aiding support of indoor simulation experimental data,a new gas plunger lift design taking into account liquid leakage is obtained.Finally,a dedicated software relying on this approach is developed and used to verify the reliability of the model by means of field examples.展开更多
Ductile iron bars(DIBs) with a diameter of 145 mm, used for plunger pump production, were made by the horizontal continuous casting(HCC). The microstructure of the samples cut at three locations with different distanc...Ductile iron bars(DIBs) with a diameter of 145 mm, used for plunger pump production, were made by the horizontal continuous casting(HCC). The microstructure of the samples cut at three locations with different distances away from the surface(~20 mm from the surface, half of the radius and the center of the HCCDIBs)were investigated. The mechanical properties were measured by tensile and torsion tests. Results show that after the spheroidization of graphite, the iron matrix incorporates the nodules of Format I, Size 8 close to the surface, Format I, Size 7 at the half of the radius from the surface, and Format II, Size 6 in the centre of the bar,according to the ASTM A247 standard. The content of pearlite in the matrix changes from 55%(~20 mm from the surface) to 70%(half of the radius) and 80%(the center of the HCCDIBs). The strengths in tension are 552, 607 and 486 MPa with the elongations of 12.5%, 10.5% and 5.8% in samples cut at these three locations from the surface to the centre, respectively. The strength in torsion is equal to 558, 551 and 471 MPa at corresponding torsion angles of 418°, 384° and 144° respectively to the same distance from the bar surface. Fracture in tension is manifested via crack propagation through the interface between graphite nodules and matrix(Mode I), while in torsion the fracture is caused by the shear of graphite nodules(Mode II). It is shown that the transition between two fracture modes is also dependent on the size of graphite nodule. Typically, fracture Mode I was observed for nodules of smaller diameter(less than 22.7 μm) and fracture Mode II was seen for nodules of greater diameter(more than 24.8 μm).展开更多
At present,the optimization of the plunger mechanism is shale gas wells is mostly based on empirical methods,which lack a relevant rationale and often are not able to deal with the quick variations experienced by the ...At present,the optimization of the plunger mechanism is shale gas wells is mostly based on empirical methods,which lack a relevant rationale and often are not able to deal with the quick variations experienced by the production parameters of shale gas wells in comparison to conventional gas wells.In order to mitigate this issue,in the present work,a model is proposed to loosely couple the dynamics of gas inflow into shale gas wells with the dynamics of the liquid inflow.Starting from the flow law that accounts for the four stages of movement of the plunger,a dynamic model of the plunger lift based on the real wellbore trajectory is introduced.The model is then tested against 5 example wells,and it is shown that the accuracy level is higher than 90%.The well‘switch’,optimized on the basis of simulations based on such a model,is tested through on-site experiments.It is shown that,compared with the original switch configuration,the average production of the sample well can be increased by about 15%.展开更多
基金the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52474064)Frontier Interdisciplinary Exploration Research Program of China University of Petroleum,Beijing(Grant No.2462024XKQY005).
文摘Timely anomaly detection is critical for optimizing gas production in plunger lift systems,where equipment failures and operational issues can cause significant disruptions.This paper introduces a two-dimensional convolutional neural network(2D-CNN)model designed to diagnose abnormal operating conditions in gas wells utilizing plunger lift technology.The model was trained using an extensive dataset comprising casing and tubing pressure measurements gathered from multiple wells experiencing both normal and anomalous operations.Input data underwent a rigorous preprocessing pipeline involving cleaning,ratio calculation,window segmentation,and matrix transformation.Employing separate pre-training and transfer learning methods,the model's efficacy was validated through stringent testing on new,previously unseen field data.Results demonstrate the model's acceptable performance and strong diagnostic capabilities on this novel data from various wells within the operational block.This confirms its potential to fulfill practical field requirements by offering guidance for adjusting production systems in plunger lift-assisted wells.Ultimately,this data-driven,automated diagnostic approach provides valuable theoretical insights and technical support for sustaining gas well production rates.
基金support from Science Foundation of China University of Petroleum,Beijing(No.2462023YJRC019)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52204059)Key Core Technology Research Project Foundation of PetroChina Group(No.2023ZG18).
文摘In the mid-to-late stages of gas reservoir development,liquid loading in gas wells becomes a common challenge.Plunger lift,as an intermittent production technique,is widely used for deliquification in gas wells.With the advancement of big data and artificial intelligence,the future of oil and gas field development is trending towards intelligent,unmanned,and automated operations.Currently,the optimization of plunger lift working systems is primarily based on expert experience and manual control,focusing mainly on the success of the plunger lift without adequately considering the impact of different working systems on gas production.Additionally,liquid loading in gas wells is a dynamic process,and the intermittent nature of plunger lift requires accurate modeling;using constant inflow dynamics to describe reservoir flow introduces significant errors.To address these challenges,this study establishes a coupled wellbore-reservoir model for plunger lift wells and validates the computational wellhead pressure results against field measurements.Building on this model,a novel optimization control algorithm based on the deep deterministic policy gradient(DDPG)framework is proposed.The algorithm aims to optimize plunger lift working systems to balance overall reservoir pressure,stabilize gas-water ratios,and maximize gas production.Through simulation experiments in three different production optimization scenarios,the effectiveness of reinforcement learning algorithms(including RL,PPO,DQN,and the proposed DDPG)and traditional optimization algorithms(including GA,PSO,and Bayesian optimization)in enhancing production efficiency is compared.The results demonstrate that the coupled model provides highly accurate calculations and can precisely describe the transient production of wellbore and gas reservoir systems.The proposed DDPG algorithm achieves the highest reward value during training with minimal error,leading to a potential increase in cumulative gas production by up to 5%and cumulative liquid production by 252%.The DDPG algorithm exhibits robustness across different optimization scenarios,showcasing excellent adaptability and generalization capabilities.
基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(No.20CX02308A)CNOOC Project(No.ZX2022ZCCYF3835).
文摘China’s unconventional gas fields have a large number of low-productivity and low-efficiency wells, many of whichare located in remote and environmentally harsh mountainous areas. To address the long-term stable productionof these gas wells, plunger-lift technology plays an important role. In order to fully understand and accurately graspthe drainage and gas production mechanisms of plunger-lift, a mechanical model of plunger-liquid column uplift inthe plunger-lift process was established, focusing on conventional plunger-lift systems and representative wellboreconfigurations in the Linxing region. The operating casing pressure of the plunger-lift process and the calculationmethod for the maximum daily fluid production rate based on the work regime with the highest fluid recovery ratewere determined. For the first time, the critical flow rate method was proposed as a constraint for the maximumliquid-carrying capacity of the plunger-lift, and liquid-carrying capacity charts for conventional plunger-lift withdifferent casing sizes were developed. The results showed that for 23/8 casing plunger-lift, with a well depth ofshallower than 808 m, the maximum drainage rate was 33 m3/d;for 27/8 casing plunger-lift, with a well depth ofshallower than 742 m, the maximum drainage rate was 50.15 m3/d;for 31/2 casing plunger-lift, with a well depthof shallower than 560 m, the maximum drainage rate was 75.14 m3/d. This research provides a foundation for thescientific selection of plunger-lift technology and serves as a decision-making reference for developing reasonableplunger-lift work regimes.
文摘As a necessary step,removing liquid in the wellbore plays an important role during the production of gas wells.Plunger lift is a widely-used intermittent deliquification process for gas wells.However,the manual control way and wire logging are still utilized as a downhole monitoring way for plunger lift,which is not efficient in terms of interrupting the production.This paper presents an improved solution that logging instruments canister are deployed and retrieved by means of a new assembly.With the reciprocating plunger,logging instruments canister can be carried and deployed to the bottom of a gas well to carry out logging and sampling tasks on the production demand of a field.After the deployment and logging tasks are performed,logging instruments canister is carried back to the surface by the plunger and then data is transferred to the wellhead device near field wireless communication technology.This newly developed plunger lift system comprises plunger body,deployment sub-assembly,retrieve sub-assembly and logging instruments canister.The surface device comprises RF antenna,reader and writer.Based upon the method of deployment-retrieve integration,the new deliquification process is introduced and on-line monitoring of production dynamics can be performed including P/T measurement,downhole fluid sampling,pressure build-up,etc.without interrupting production.The general solution and engineering design parameters have been confirmed by research teams,while system prototype manufacture and workbench tests are being performed.The cost-effective way combining deliquification with dynamic monitoring is developed and contributes to increasing production and the stable productivity of gas wells.It is very significant for low-pressure and low-production gas fields to achieve automation production and management.
基金Projects(ZR2017LEE002,ZR2016HB59)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,ChinaProject(LYDX2016BS032)supported by the Scientific Research Starting Foundation of Linyi University,China+1 种基金Project(2017YF012)supported by Shandong Agricultural Machinery Equipment Research and Development Innovation,ChinaProjects(201801219003,201802026003)supported by Collaborative Education Project of Industry-Education Cooperation of National Education Ministry,China
文摘The pump performance parameters,such as pump pressure,plunger friction and pump valve resistance,are fundamental parameters of optimal design of pump efficiency and sucker rod pumping system (SRPS).In this paper,considering the characteristic of geometrical nonlinear and rheology property of multiphase fluid,the pump performance parameters are studied.Firstly,a dynamics model of annular fluid flow is built.In the detail,a partial differential equation of annular fluid is established and a computing model of fluid pressure gradient is built.Secondly,the simulation models of plunger friction and hydraulic resistance of pump valve are built.Finally,a novel simulation method of fluid pressure in annular space is proposed with software ANSYS.In order to check up the correction of models proposed in this paper,the comparison curves of experiment and simulation results are given.Based on above model,the whole simulation model of plunger pump is simulated with Visual Basic 6.0.The results show that the fluid friction of pump plunger and instantaneous resistance of pump valve are nonlinear.The impact factors of pump performance parameters are analyzed,and their characteristic curves are given,which can help to optimize the pump motion parameters and pump structural.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China for Creative Research Groups(Grant No.51921003)。
文摘The plunger component is a key part of the plunger pump in the aircraft hydraulic system.Neck-spinning process is commonly used to fabricate plunger components,of which the quality of the spinning process significantly affects the performance of plunger pumps.One of the bottlenecks faced by the industry in the spinning process is to choose a suitable neck-spinning process so as to ensure the quality of plunger components.It is necessary to propose a reliable method to optimize the process parameters which affect the neck-spinning quality of plunger components.In this study,a calculable finite element analysis(FEA)model is established to simulate the threeroller neck-spinning process of the plunger component,which includes six typical slipper structures,two roller structures,and two spinning parameters.The FEA model is then validated by comparing the simulated spinning forces with the corresponding experimental results.The influence of the process conditions on the neck-spinning quality is investigated.And the orthogonal simulation results are analyzed by a combination of range method and fuzzy mathematical analysis method to recommend a reasonable slipper structure,roller structure and neck-spinning parameters.This study provides a promising method to improve the manufacturing quality of the typical plunger components.
基金The authors would also like to acknowledge the support provided by the National Natural Science Fund Project(62173049)Major National Projects(2016ZX05056004-002).
文摘The problem of efficient gas lift for gas well annulus packers that rely on their own energy plungers is considered.The complex related gas-liquid problem is addressed in the frame of model where the gas inflow dynamics and liquid inflow dynamics of the considered shale gas wells are weakly coupled.On this basis,and with the aiding support of indoor simulation experimental data,a new gas plunger lift design taking into account liquid leakage is obtained.Finally,a dedicated software relying on this approach is developed and used to verify the reliability of the model by means of field examples.
基金financially supported by the Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Achievement Transfer and Promotion Plan-absorb Achievement Transformation Project(No.2017CGZH-XNGJ-03)Shaanxi Provincial Education Department Scientific Research Program Project-service Local Special Industrialization Cultivation Project(No.17JF018)+1 种基金Xi'an Science and Technology Planning Project Science and Technology Innovation Guide Projects(No.201805037YD15CG21(19))Xi'an University of Technology Scientific and Technological Achievement Transformation Project-technical Requirement Solving Project of Enterprises(No.2018-1)
文摘Ductile iron bars(DIBs) with a diameter of 145 mm, used for plunger pump production, were made by the horizontal continuous casting(HCC). The microstructure of the samples cut at three locations with different distances away from the surface(~20 mm from the surface, half of the radius and the center of the HCCDIBs)were investigated. The mechanical properties were measured by tensile and torsion tests. Results show that after the spheroidization of graphite, the iron matrix incorporates the nodules of Format I, Size 8 close to the surface, Format I, Size 7 at the half of the radius from the surface, and Format II, Size 6 in the centre of the bar,according to the ASTM A247 standard. The content of pearlite in the matrix changes from 55%(~20 mm from the surface) to 70%(half of the radius) and 80%(the center of the HCCDIBs). The strengths in tension are 552, 607 and 486 MPa with the elongations of 12.5%, 10.5% and 5.8% in samples cut at these three locations from the surface to the centre, respectively. The strength in torsion is equal to 558, 551 and 471 MPa at corresponding torsion angles of 418°, 384° and 144° respectively to the same distance from the bar surface. Fracture in tension is manifested via crack propagation through the interface between graphite nodules and matrix(Mode I), while in torsion the fracture is caused by the shear of graphite nodules(Mode II). It is shown that the transition between two fracture modes is also dependent on the size of graphite nodule. Typically, fracture Mode I was observed for nodules of smaller diameter(less than 22.7 μm) and fracture Mode II was seen for nodules of greater diameter(more than 24.8 μm).
基金The authors would like to acknowledge the National Natural Science Fund Project(62173049)for Key Projectthe Open Fund Project“Study on Transient Flow Mechanism of Fluid Accumulation in Shale Gas Wells”of the Sinopec Key Laboratory of Shale Oil/Gas Exploration and Production Technology.
文摘At present,the optimization of the plunger mechanism is shale gas wells is mostly based on empirical methods,which lack a relevant rationale and often are not able to deal with the quick variations experienced by the production parameters of shale gas wells in comparison to conventional gas wells.In order to mitigate this issue,in the present work,a model is proposed to loosely couple the dynamics of gas inflow into shale gas wells with the dynamics of the liquid inflow.Starting from the flow law that accounts for the four stages of movement of the plunger,a dynamic model of the plunger lift based on the real wellbore trajectory is introduced.The model is then tested against 5 example wells,and it is shown that the accuracy level is higher than 90%.The well‘switch’,optimized on the basis of simulations based on such a model,is tested through on-site experiments.It is shown that,compared with the original switch configuration,the average production of the sample well can be increased by about 15%.
